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Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurusaldabranus)

Taxonomy

French:Drongo d’AldabraGerman:AldabradrongoSpanish:Drongo de Aldabra

Taxonomy:

Buchanga aldabrana

Ridgway

, 1893,

Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

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DNA studies#R indicate that this species’ closest relative is D. forficatus, its likely origin following colonization of Aldabra less than 125,000 years ago (after the atoll’s last submersion). Monotypic.